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The fact that Groening always points out the most stupid, forgettable jokes as his favorites just further tells me that he is really out of touch with his own creation, and never had much of a hand in it's successs in the first place.

what quotes should he point out then? "ah yes i highly enjoy this carlos castaneda reference in treehouse of horror 5 "

The "Jebus" joke in the movie was actually funnier in the spanish version IMO (one of the few jokes I prefer in the translation) . In Spain it's very common to refer to young Jesus as "el niño Jesús" . "Bienaventurado sea el niño Jesús" means "Blessed (Young)Jesus". In the spanish version Homer confuses Jesus and Joseph when he says "Bienaventurado sea el niño JOSÉ".

One of my favorite Spanish jokes is the spanish language version of the "I drink plenty of...malk?" the spanish version is "loche" I don't know why that cracks me up, it's just one of those naturally funny words to me.

"Did you exchange, a walk on part in a war, for a lead role in a cage?"

I think the epidermis thing didn't originate in The Simpsons, so it's as much a joke as something like "stop hitting yourself". If it did actually originate in The Simpsons, I think the follow-up line ("epidermis means your hair") is the central gag. Either way, not really a gag I feel is rated all that highly among fans.

I was never really crazy about "I call the big one 'Bitey'". Although I have always really liked "He was a zombie?"

One of my favorite Spanish jokes is the spanish language version of the "I drink plenty of...malk?" the spanish version is "loche" I don't know why that cracks me up, it's just one of those naturally funny words to me.

"Malk" wasn't translated in the Spanish version but in the Latin American. I agree that "lache" or "loche" was great.

About the thread, the most overrated joke has to be Jebus, and I have never been very fond of "I call the big one Bitey" too.

I dunno, I've never found it remotely funny. Maybe it's Nelson's conscious acknowledgement of his catchphrase or maybe it just seems too desperate for a laugh right at a crucial dramatic moment. Either way it just doesn't work for me.

That scene is classic. Falling in by parachute you hear the low screaming getting louder and louder until he falls into the giant burger. Than Homer doesn't realize its an act and beats up the foreign midget dressed in the krusty burglar thing. Haha. That episode is my favorite episode. I guess cause Homer and Krusty are my favorite characters.

Dr. Hibbert: Homer, I'm afraid you'll have to undergo a coronary bypass operation.Homer: Say it in English, Doc.Dr. Hibbert: You're going to need open-heart surgery.Homer: Spare me your medical mumbo-jumbo.Dr. Hibbert: We're going to cut you open and tinker with your ticker.Homer: Could you dumb it down a shade?

I know that I usually come into negative threads like this and point out the ones I like, so I will do that now.

Originally Posted by Jamie

potassium benzoate

Aw, wha? I love that. I don't see how it's overrated though, I never hear it quoted or anything.

Originally Posted by TriforceBun

-Boo-urns

-Hello, Mr. Johnson

-Homie the Clown's Hamburglar scene

Boo-Urns is pretty funny, I'd agree overrated on that one though.

I don't remember Mr Johnson, but I think it's safe to assume you meant Mr, Thompson from Cape Feare. If so, I'd like to say I've always hated bits where someone's trying to get someone else to say something correctly (it's usually a foreigner or something mispronouncing something), but that was played well I thought. It doesn't result in screaming back and forth like most of those runs, I like the fade into frustration and the way the guys are posed with the cigarettes and all, and it doesn't go too long.

I love the Krusty Burglar beating because of how brutally realistic it is, it's not wacky or has funny sound effects or anything. Just dead serious, then the pan over the children's faces is great. Brutal violence is just so much funnier to me. I guess it's just 'cuz I have kind of a darker sense of humor, but the first time I watched I think I peed a little.

Originally Posted by Mt. Doom

Every joke from Last Exit

Come now.

Originally Posted by Wee Turtles!!

I call the big one Bitey.

Never found that line overly funny

This was pretty funny. Not one of the best lines of all time, but pretty funny. I think it's only overrated by Groening. I don't know many other people creaming over it.

Originally Posted by TheForbiddenDonut

Oh yeah I also don't think the 'your epidermis is showing' from Bart of Darkness is very funny either.

I think that run was pretty funny and not very acknowledged too. It's appropriately praised in my opinion. I think the funniest part is Nelson just explaining the joke, takes me back to childhood.

"Your weenis(sp) is showing teehee!"

As for overrated, I think the rake gag's a given. It was only popular at the time because the method wasn't used too often, as it consistently is now in the show and on Family Guy.

I dunno, I've never found it remotely funny. Maybe it's Nelson's conscious acknowledgement of his catchphrase or maybe it just seems too desperate for a laugh right at a crucial dramatic moment. Either way it just doesn't work for me.

It was kinda funny in the preview and got a pretty good response, so they played the hell out of it in the tv spots and it just caught on for people I guess. Like a commercial with a catchy (or annoying) jingle, it gets stuck in your head and it's on lots of other people's minds, so you talk about it and quote it and shit, ipso facto- spiderpig popularity.

The spiderpig is THE most overrated joke there is. Casual fans love it to bits.

Why does everyone LOVE the spiderpig song. I just don't see what's so funny about it? It's just Homer ripping off the theme from spiderman, it's nothing clever.

And Ralph is overated, like the easter egg gag in Last of the Red Hat Mambas, awful joke. It's just a small piece of animation on a 10 second cycle.

And as for overated seasons, you're all gonna hate me for this; but i think season 4 is the most overated season. I'm not saying I dislike it, it's just loads of people say it's their favourite, but nothing is as solid as in the previous seasons or the 4 seasons after it, the jokes aren't as solid and are alot cheaper... it's a good season, but my least favourite out of the classic era. I also think the pacing is bad in season 4.

Ok, I kind of have to admit that. As much as I love Spider-Pig, I do feel that everyone loves him more than he can be loved. I mean, I found it pretty funny when seeing the trailers and watching the film, and still find it funny. I did find it annoying though when I went to the Cinema and there were some kids singing along to Spider-Pig lol. It was funny aswell though, a bit off topic, but when the cops starting kissing eachother, the same kids went "Eh? what?" lol.

I'd also like to add any character voiced by Hank Azaria that supposed to be hip, and just spouts off lame hip hop lines. Like, "yo yo yo, text message in the house."

Wait, who is rating these generic characters highly? Maybe you need to look up "overrated".

Originally Posted by NoOneFamous

The fact that Groening always points out the most stupid, forgettable jokes as his favorites just further tells me that he is really out of touch with his own creation, and never had much of a hand in it's successs in the first place.

What about this line, which Groening has claimed to be his favourite in many interviews:
"Operator, get me the number for 911!"

...actually that probably is overrated since it's one of those that is on countless T-shirts, posters and other media, along with "If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing."

Originally Posted by Homer Alone

How is Jebus overrated if everybody in this thread seems to hate it?

A little thing called The Real World. It's one of those lines that gets quoted a lot.

Originally Posted by khlavkalash

Why does everyone LOVE the spiderpig song. I just don't see what's so funny about it? It's just Homer ripping off the theme from spiderman, it's nothing clever.

That's pretty much the point of the joke, but never mind. The operatic version is hilarious, which they released as a single. It got into the top 20 in the UK!